Literary usage of Quats

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1.Last Rambles Amongst the Indians of the Rocky Mountains and the Andes by George Catlin (1868)"Klah-o-quats. fectly understood my meaning, and, taking up his glass, took me by
the hand, and bowing his head, " My friend, I drink your love. ..."

2.The Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture: A Discussion for the Amateur, and by Liberty Hyde Bailey (1914)"Frs. about the size of a lemon, with a sweet and insipid pulp. Commonly grown in
the W. Indies and Cent. Amer. Lime- quats are new hardy hybrids between the ..."

3.The Monthly Review by Ralph Griffiths (1812)"... called her presented him with a pot of vinegar, or quats, the Rus- :*. The man
then rose, and a complete fit of crossing Id ludicrous, that it was very ..."

4.The Monthly Review by Ralph Griffiths (1812)"... according to an etiquette constantly observed, called her father, and presented
him with a pot of vinegar, or quats, the Russian beverage*. ..."